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MINNEAPOLIS – David Cobb rushed for 194 yards and a touchdown and Ryan Santoso kicked a 52-yard field goal with 4:59 left to cap Minnesota's comeback on Saturday, giving the Gophers a 39-38 victory over Purdue and their first 3-0 start in Big Ten play since 1990.

Cedric Thompson had two interceptions for Minnesota (6-1, 3-0), including a diving pickoff of Austin Appleby with 2:28 remaining to seal it. This was the first time in 23 games under coach Jerry Kill that the Gophers rallied from a halftime deficit to win.

Appleby threw three first-half touchdown passes for the Boilermakers (3-5, 1-3), but he was only 4-for-10 for 18 yards in the second half. Raheem Mostert rushed for 115 yards on five carries and Akeem Hunt added 98 yards on 17 attempts, but Purdue's bid to spoil the 100th homecoming at Minnesota fell excruciatingly short.

Mitch Leidner tallied two scores and 165 yards on 9-for-18 passing and had 84 yards and a touchdown on 13 rushes. Santoso missed an extra point pushed back by penalty in the second quarter, and his run up the middle on a fake attempt in the third quarter was stuffed at the goal line.

The Gophers won 24-17 in a grind-it-out game last week against Northwestern, but this one started with a flourish. On the first play from scrimmage, Appleby's pass sailed straight into Cedric Thompson's chest. The senior safety returned it to the 2, and Cobb carried the ball in on the next snap with just 20 seconds elapsed on the clock.

No. 13 Ohio State 56, Rutgers 17: J.T. Barrett completed his first nine passes, ran for 107 yards and two touchdowns and threw for three more scores to lead host Ohio State. The Buckeyes (5-1, 2-0) have averaged 56 points in a four-game win streak since losing at home to Virginia Tech. The victory was Ohio State's 18th in a row in the Big Ten, drawing within two of tying the conference mark set by the 2005-07 Buckeyes. It was the worst loss in 12 years for Rutgers (5-2, 1-2), which had a three-game winning streak end. The Scarlet Knights played before their largest crowd ever (106,795).

Maryland 38, Iowa 31: Will Likely returned an interception 45 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown, and Maryland rallied from an early 14-point deficit to beat Iowa for its first Big Ten home victory. The Terrapins (5-2, 2-1) scored 24 straight points after falling behind by two touchdowns with 8½ minutes elapsed. It was 24-21 before Likely picked off a Jake Rudock pass and sprinted untouched into the end zone with 12:29 left.